NCAA

Men's Cross Country

Siller, Olson and Chase Named NECC Runners of the Week

Sep 30, 2008

RUNNER OF THE WEEK - For the third consecutive
week, Newbury senior Herrel Siller (Palo Alto,
Cal.) was honored after a first place finish at the Blazers'
Invitational. Siller grabbed the gold with an 8k time of 27:45.
Newbury took third as a team, first NECC team, with 63 points at
the Chicopee Memorial State Park hosted by Elms.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK - For the third consecutive
week, Daniel Webster freshman Brad Olson (Beverly,
Mass.) garners NECC rookie honors. He clocked a 30:54 time over an
8K to help his team place to a top finish out of six teams (35
points). Olson finished 7th out of 44 harriers in a tough 8,000
meter event.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK - Southern Vermont freshman
Seth Chase (Winchester, N.H.) garners the
Mountaineers first NECC cross country honors after a 9th place
finish (amongst attached runners) out of 59 runners at the 2008
Mountaineers Invitational with a time of 31:15.62. He was the first
NECC harrier across the finish line and helped his team to a 4th
place finish with 123 points against seven schools.